Riley had a boyfriend, Brayden, who was a perfect escape from her family. She had never once imagined life without him but now she was living one. Her love life that was planned and set was all messed up now that he was gone. She wanted to expose her step mum who had deceived her dad but she couldn't. She wanted to marry and spend the rest of her life with Brayden. After finding herself and her family in certain precarious financial circumstances, she agrees to marry the billionaire, Ansel Winson. A contract was all it was, nothing more and it most certainly didn't have love as a clause. Started - 1st September 2019 Finished - 29th December 2019

Caden grabs both of Lilly's hands, pulls them close to him, and says, "Lilly, please stop saying that. It's not your fault Caleb's a jerk who likes to fight and I can't find any better of a friend than you. Do you know why?" Lilly shakes her head in confusion and Caden continues, "Because Lilly, the truth is...you are the greatest friend I have ever had. I am so glad I met you and ran after you yesterday. In fact, if it wasn't for me meeting you yesterday and hanging out with you, I most likely wouldn't be here right now." Confused, Lilly asks, "Wh-what do you mean you most likely wouldn't be here? Where would you be?" Caden replies, "Gone." Lilly questions, "Gone? Caden, what do you mean gone?" ************************** Lilly's life is good, she has God, her family, friends, and cheerleading to get her through life. However, one day, things start to change. Her friends start to pull away, the new boy at school, Caden, begins showing interest in her and on top of all that she starts having dizzy spells, sometimes so bad it almost makes her faint. Lilly's life is changing, and changing fast. What will happen next? WARNING: There is very mild cussing in the first few chapters! If u don't like that fact, I'm sorry. I don't either but it's mean girls in high school and I don't know what else they would say. Disclaimer: I do not own any of the pictures used in this story. Also, shoutout to my bestie, @AlwaysAndForever0V for helping me with this blurb. P.S. Please comment and vote. That would really mean a lot to me. Enjoy! Also, if you see this story on any other website other than Wattpad or Quotev, please note that that website stole it from me! Therefore, the content may or may not be the same!

A princess in search of her past. A boy driven by money. A crew that is loyal to the end. Princess Ria is adopted, and she has lived with the acceptance that she will never know her real parents. But when she learns of the existence of her adoption document that was kept hidden from her all her life, the desire to know her past is triggered. She is determined to get her hands on it and she sets off on an adventure aboard the Opal with her childhood friend--an army lieutenant--and a crew of cunning sea drifters. She hires this group to plan and execute a heist to retrieve the document, but when she obtains it, she finds more than what she is looking for--something that can root doubt in the people of the kingdom and threaten her brother's throne. On her journey, she works with Gin, a sea drifter and a concresi--one with the ability to influence tangible non-living materials. For years, he has worked on grand thievery jobs, gaining a reputation for the Opal. He is a skilled dredger, and undefeated in coin dives. Despite his past, he is strong minded but bad history had its way of sowing cynicism in him. He cares about money and his crewmates, nothing more. To him, the rich are all the same selfish and egocentric people, and he sees Ria as one of them. Ria and Gin don't trust each other but when plans go awry, they are forced to set aside their differences to survive. Running for their lives across the Kingdom of the Draga Isles, a friendship grows between them and blooms into a forbidden passion that neither of them has expected. * * Inspired by the Bajau (sea nomads) in the Philippines. * Completed Draft 0 * #Romantasy #Fantasy #Steampunk #Romance #Adventure #YoungAdult #Action * #20 in #FantasyRomance (out of 23K stories) (04/30/23) #2 in #FilipinoAuthor (05/29/23) #12 in #Filipino (07/09/23) #3 in #Steampunk (05/28/23) #16 in #Heist (05/27/23) #10 in #Gypsy (05/27/23)